The Second Apocalypse

Earwa => General Earwa => Topic started by: Bolivar on May 02, 2016, 03:31:24 pm

Title: r/Fantasy gauging interest for Bakker AMA
Post by: Bolivar on May 02, 2016, 03:31:24 pm
https://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/4hha99/r_scott_bakker_ama/?sort=top

Reddit slow right now, link might not work.

Someone at the Fantasy subreddit has been in contact with Bakker about doing an AMA and he's apparently expressed some interest. They want to make sure there's enough subscribers ready to ask questions, so let them know you're down. "Ask Me Anything" can be a great promotional tool and would definitely open the series up to a larger swath of fantasy readers.
Title: Re: r/Fantasy gauging interest for Bakker AMA
Post by: Redeagl on May 02, 2016, 03:46:58 pm
AWESOME! this is actually some of the best news i have heared in a while.
Title: Re: r/Fantasy gauging interest for Bakker AMA
Post by: H on May 02, 2016, 04:05:08 pm
I find the format of Reddit completely unreadable, but I'll try to make an account and post something.
Title: Re: r/Fantasy gauging interest for Bakker AMA
Post by: Wilshire on May 02, 2016, 06:20:08 pm
I once tried to make an account and post, but failed. I'll have to Google reddit for dummies and watch a YouTube clip lol.
Title: Re: r/Fantasy gauging interest for Bakker AMA
Post by: Madness on May 03, 2016, 03:43:59 am
Good job, DracostarA, whomever you are.

R. Scott Bakker AMA? is trending top of r/fantasy right now :).
Title: Re: r/Fantasy gauging interest for Bakker AMA
Post by: themerchant on May 04, 2016, 03:18:15 pm
I love this quote from that link "God save us from those who think fiction is the primary means by which people are oppressed."
Title: Re: r/Fantasy gauging interest for Bakker AMA
Post by: Madness on May 20, 2016, 12:10:27 pm
I love this quote from that link "God save us from those who think fiction is the primary means by which people are oppressed."

Yeah.

I wonder what is happening with this.
Title: Re: r/Fantasy gauging interest for Bakker AMA
Post by: Wilshire on May 20, 2016, 05:40:53 pm
I made an account and everything. Better become something.
Title: Re: r/Fantasy gauging interest for Bakker AMA
Post by: geoint on May 22, 2016, 11:55:22 pm
Id be so down
Title: Re: r/Fantasy gauging interest for Bakker AMA
Post by: Madness on May 23, 2016, 11:36:13 pm
It seems a simple matter of scheduling.
Title: Re: r/Fantasy gauging interest for Bakker AMA
Post by: Wilshire on May 24, 2016, 02:33:28 am
simple matter of scheduling.

Dear lord, it'll never happen then.
Title: Re: r/Fantasy gauging interest for Bakker AMA
Post by: Redeagl on May 25, 2016, 03:21:42 pm
It seems a simple matter of scheduling.
Is it this hard to schedule an AMA ?
Title: Re: r/Fantasy gauging interest for Bakker AMA
Post by: Wilshire on May 25, 2016, 03:59:53 pm
It seems a simple matter of scheduling.
Is it this hard to schedule an AMA ?
Its not about reddit or the AMA, its about Bakker and his inability to do things outside of writing awesome books.
Title: Re: r/Fantasy gauging interest for Bakker AMA
Post by: Redeagl on March 23, 2017, 08:06:41 pm
Hope isn't dead, Bakker have an AMA listed for 3 April!! https://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/
Title: Re: r/Fantasy gauging interest for Bakker AMA
Post by: Somnambulist on March 23, 2017, 09:18:48 pm
I so don't get reddit.  I don't see that thread...
Title: Re: r/Fantasy gauging interest for Bakker AMA
Post by: Hirtius/Pansa on March 23, 2017, 10:51:26 pm
It's on the sidebar on the right, you need to scroll down a little. They list all the upcoming AMAs.
Title: Re: r/Fantasy gauging interest for Bakker AMA
Post by: Wilshire on March 24, 2017, 02:21:56 pm
Wooooo, listed. April 3.
Title: Re: r/Fantasy gauging interest for Bakker AMA
Post by: Somnambulist on March 24, 2017, 02:35:06 pm
It's on the sidebar on the right, you need to scroll down a little. They list all the upcoming AMAs.

Ok, I see it now.  Thanks.
Title: Re: r/Fantasy gauging interest for Bakker AMA
Post by: Madness on March 24, 2017, 07:05:18 pm
The Reddit mods really coach authors through it which is nice. The Grim Tidings podcast had a really interesting episode with two of the main r/fantasy mods. Bakker will create a thread on the day, wait a couple hours for questions to accumulate, and then devote a couple hours to answer them. Sometimes authors return the next day for a second round of questioning.

I'm really excited because when the user on reddit was originally gauging interest certain westerosi declared that they would do their best to turn it into mayhem. When this was brought up in the reddit thread gauging interest, the moderator there basicallly said, "let them try." Reddit moderators are far better than Westeros moderators.
Title: Re: r/Fantasy gauging interest for Bakker AMA
Post by: MSJ on March 24, 2017, 09:55:40 pm
The Reddit mods really coach authors through it which is nice. The Grim Tidings podcast had a really interesting episode with two of the main r/fantasy mods. Bakker will create a thread on the day, wait a couple hours for questions to accumulate, and then devote a couple hours to answer them. Sometimes authors return the next day for a second round of questioning.

I'm really excited because when the user on reddit was originally gauging interest certain westerosi declared that they would do their best to turn it into mayhem. When this was brought up in the reddit thread gauging interest, the moderator there basicallly said, "let them try." Reddit moderators are far better than Westeros moderators.

One- Bakker is past the arguing on the internet. He will ignore the trolls or put them in their place.

Two - Westerosi of this nature are the scum of the Earth. They contradict themselves on a regular basis and the "strawman" was if not invented, honed at that forum. I like some of the threads over there, but their neo-liberal views and arguments cause fits of laughter when reading them. Westerosi - the safe place for neo-liberals who should move to California and then California have a earthquake and be done with them all together.

Mind you, I hate Trump. My political views are straight down the center and I know there is a solution to any problem if we are able to meet in the middle. But, if you voice an opinion that isn't to their far far left sensibilities, you are a redneck, racist who wants to take away everyone's rights and go back to slavery. It's disgusting. Little kids that need their safe space, that only listen and watch and read things that conform to their very miniscule worldviews. It's fucking disgusting.